"Dear teacher, I am deeply worried about the current situation. Do you really not care about the reminder from the tutor in London?"
On the Left Bank of Paris, in a very ordinary tavern, walking around the hall and walking through a corridor of just ten meters, Blanqui, the mentor of the utopian socialists, was writing hard, with half a bottle of residual wine on his table. , looking at his red and swollen eyes with black circles, you can imagine that he hasn't slept a wink for at least a day and a night.
Standing next to Blanqui was Louise Michel, one of the workers' leaders and the future heroine of the Paris Commune. She was the first to discover the conspiracy of the Prussian spies during the previous demonstration in memory of the murdered journalist.
This is one of the founders of the Paris women's movement and has a very high social reputation, but at this moment she is as humble as a primary school student in front of her mentor.
Blanqui has been back home for more than a month. The French Emperor has indeed kept his promise and has not made things difficult for him. The subsequent development of events is indeed as he expected. France is threatened by powerful enemies from the north, and the entire empire has begun to prepare for war.
Brown was essentially a nationalist. In his heart, the nation came first and the labor movement came only second, although he knew very well that the French Emperor wanted to use nationalism as a shield in an attempt to delay reforms.
But what can it do to know and understand what is possible? He still couldn't make up his mind to break with the French emperor, because he knew that Prussia's war threat was not false, and hundreds of thousands of troops were likely to break through the border as soon as you woke up.
It was at a time of national crisis that Blanqui made his own choice. He began to use his influence to suppress the defensive sentiments of the country, especially the working class in Paris.
He visited guild after guild, promoted factory after factory, and visited household after household!
He listened personally to the voices of the workers and did his best to solve their problems...and he only had one condition, that is, there should be no turmoil, no taking advantage of this opportunity to demonstrate, and no armed riots!
"We belong to different classes, but after all, we are all compatriots of the same country! When the enemy is facing us, we cannot mess up our position!"
Relying on the prestige of his mentor, he suppressed his surging enthusiasm for resistance. If it weren't for him, the French Emperor would not even be able to pass the bread subsidy level.
But also concerned about the situation in France was the old friend in London. He wrote again. He reminded Blanqui to be careful and never believe in the kindness of the ruling class.
In my heart, old friends have repeatedly emphasized that "class contradictions are irreconcilable. Don't place your hopes on the kindness and compromise of your enemies. You can't have that kind of illusion!"
But Blanqui once again rejected the advice of his old friend. He still went his own way and stood firmly on the side of nationalism before this national war related to the situation on the European continent.
Louise Michel was different from what her teacher thought. She used her unique female intuition to sensitively sense the crisis. She reminded her teacher more than once not to think so optimistically about the situation.
"My dear mentor, the bread subsidy has exposed the greed of the rulers! They have no limit, and they will never give up their own interests!"
"Now we choose to give in to us for the sake of the war, but what happens after the war is over? Do you really think that the French Emperor will keep his promise and carry out reforms?"
"I absolutely don't believe it. I hope you can think about it again, teacher!"
Blanqui finished writing the last line, then stuffed the secret letter into the envelope and sealed it, "Send this letter to Marseille as quickly as possible, inform the union leaders there, and ask them to control the situation and never Clash with the authorities!”
"The war is about to begin, we can't let things get out of hand!"
"Master!" Seeing that the teacher was still so stubborn, Michelle stamped her feet anxiously.
Blanqui glanced at her and sighed and said, "I understand what you are going to say, but the situation is like this, what can we do? Are we really going to see the country be destroyed before our eyes?"
"Teacher, you are wrong!" Michelle said loudly, "It is not the destruction of the country, but the destruction of the evil Second Empire! This cruel regime should not exist in this world at all!"
"Isn't it the Emperor of France's fault that France is here today? He is the one who brought the situation to this point!"
"It is militaristic abroad and cruelly exploited domestically. It is clear that France has the world's second largest industrial output and we have the world's second largest colony, but our people's lives are not as good as those of those small countries!"
"You have been to Belgium and Germany. You can see for yourself that the living standards of our workers in France are not even as good as those in Bavaria!"
"Obviously it is a powerful country, but the people have not received any benefits, so where did the money go? Didn't it turn into military expenses for killing people and dividends for the nobles?"
"If he hadn't interfered with the unification of Germany, if he hadn't gone on an expedition against the Chinese! Then there wouldn't have been this war at all!"
Blanqui frowned, pressed his hands on his temples and said helplessly, "Okay, okay! You've said enough! But you can't turn back time, so what's the use of talking about it now? What do you want to do? Is it really true? Is France losing the war?”
"No! We should have avoided this war from the beginning!" Michelle said excitedly. "We should have given up our illusions from the beginning, accumulated strength to prepare for an armed uprising, and finally established our own regime!"
"Abolish all unjust treaties signed by Napoleon III and engage in peace negotiations with other countries. Only in this way can the outbreak of war be avoided at the root!"
"Only in this way can we completely improve the miserable lives of the workers and peasants!"
"Enough! Stop thinking! You are unrealistic!" Blanqui scolded, "Do you really think Prussia will let the new regime go? Do you think that after overthrowing the French emperor, the Prussians will also overthrow the king?"
"It's not that simple at all. The rulers of the world are all the same! The King of France has fallen, and those greedy wolves will not care about our peace proposal at all. Then their offensive will only become more crazy!"
"Let us, France, shed less blood! Even if we are allowed to establish a political power, what will happen? Then we will have to form an army to fight the invaders!"
"Have you forgotten how the anti-French alliance across Europe was established? If we really establish a regime that belongs entirely to the working class, then I'm afraid a new anti-French alliance is waiting for us!"
"At that time, all kings in Europe will unite, and armies will come from all directions! Are you ready for a war with all of Europe?"
